First kisses, love, and inevitable death
Tom writes about how love always wins (Seven Veils Week 3)
Last week, I kissed Lynn for the first time.
We have been together for over 2 years now, got engaged, and have a son together. Of course, we kissed before, but the kisses we exchanged last Saturday were the first of their kind.
During the first veil, we didn’t kiss on the mouth, and last Saturday, we shed that veil.
There was excitement in the air.
We were not even sure we were going to kiss. We started by looking each other in the eye, softly caressing each other’s faces, and fondling each other’s hands.
And then we kissed, no French kissing, no, that’s Veil 4. Just with our lips, short kisses, long kisses, telling each other how we like to be kissed.
Putting my hands behind her neck, going through her hair. It was magic! The kisses somehow felt just as important as on that magnificent February evening in 2022. It was a confirmation of our love and our longing to be together. It was sensual and erotic, contained and conscious.
There were butterflies all over the place.
Comfort and safety in the second veil
The last couple of days have been overcast by the illness of my father. He has been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for years but suddenly got worse last week. He is spending his final hours in his bed in the retirement home where he resides. We are visiting daily, comforting where possible and being there for each other as a family.
The week has been a rollercoaster of emotions: feelings of grief, gratitude, and love, but also loss and anger are raging through my system.
It also puts our journey with the second veil in another perspective. It’s overshadowed by something bigger: death.
But the 7 veils are about love. And if there is one thing bigger than death, it is love.
In between the sadness, we find each other. Lynn is the one who can say the right things. She feels me and somehow knows what to say or do.
In her eyes, I find the safety to cry.
And maybe, this is what the second veil will bring us. Knowing that Lynn is there for me, knowing that I’m safe to feel sad, scared, and angry. Finding comfort in her arms, in her eyes, and in her kiss.
Maybe it’s about knowing that whatever life throws at us, we can handle it together.
This blog post is part of a series on our journey through the “Seven Veils of Love.”
After the birth of our son, we embarked on a six-month exploration to rediscover our intimate life, utilizing the Taoist practice of the seven veils.
We both write uncensored, sharing our male and female perspectives on the same journey. We hope you enjoy reading and find inspiration in our experiences.
This article is written by Tom and talks about how we are experiencing the Second Veil.
Lynn and Tom
Read all about the Seven Veils of Love in our introduction article here: The ritual of the seven veils. This blog post is part of a series on… | by Conscio-us | Mar, 2024 | Medium
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